Control de calidad de agua y análisis de sedimentos en la microcuenca del Río Tabacay

Abstract

Through a monitoring program with control stations strategically located along the watershed, a study of water quality of the River Tabacay is performed using a Quality Index ICA, of the Mexican Institute of Water Technology. The microbasin of the Tabacay River is deteriorated due to the presence of wastewater discharges, industrial waters, as well as mining in the periphery of the channel, which significantly affects the uses of water, especially for human consumption. The high presence of sediments in the area of San Antonio, induced to realize studies with material from the bottom of the riverbed in some of the monitoring points, reaching approximately determine transport rates background, empirical and semi-empirical correlations using. The contribution of this work is to obtain an updated diagnosis status of the Tabacayriver, as well as establish control measures and pollution prevention. With these results, will be delivered to the company EMAPAL, the Ministry of Environment, the SENAGUA, and HIDROPAUTE (in charge of management and resource management), a management tool, useful in the process of decision making.